"I bought these for my boyfriend over the summer and he encountered several issues with them. First, as he was breaking them in (which I wouldn't expect he'd even have to do with the cushioned soles...) they rubbed on the tops of his feet so badly that he had cuts and scabs on them for weeks! Once they were broken in they were comfortable for him. However, the cushioning unfortunately accounts for the second problem: they stink! If they get wet at all (which is easy to do in the summer due to sweat, rain, being at the pool, you name it) they start to smell awful. At this point he can't wear them without having his feet smell afterward, even if his feet were freshly washed prior to putting them on. I've had Adidas sandals with the same cushion material and they had the same odor problem after about a month; there's definitely something about the material that tends to trap smells. Overall, we're both severely unimpressed with what we thought was going to be a great shoe."